GABF/IBF U-18 Antilles 3×3 basketball championships launched

… Tourney bounces off tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall

THE Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF)-organised International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Under-18 Antilles 3×3 Championships was officially launched yesterday at the SleepIn International Hotel, Brickdam.

Set for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, October 20-21, the tournament will see eight countries participate in the championships that will involve both male and female teams.

The nations that have confirmed their participation for Boys division are Aruba, Barbados, Dominica, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and St Lucia.

Group B comprises Guyana’s male team of Akeem Crandon, Andrew Johnson, Nigel Bowen and Shamar France along with Martinique, French Guiana and Dominica, while Group A consists of Barbados, St Lucia, Guadeloupe and Aruba.

In the female division, Annalisa Barclay, Saffiya Greene, Lydia Roberts and Roschelle Campbell were placed in Group A with Barbados, St Lucia and Aruba, while Group B comprises Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda and Martinique.

The players will have a chance to showcase their individual skill-set, when they compete in the Skills Challenge, which will only be contested by the females, while males will ‘show off’ in the Dunk Contest. The three-point shootout will be contested by both categories.

Speaking at the launching, president of the GABF, Nigel Hinds, believes that the tournament provides a great opportunity for the respective participants especially the local contingent, adding that the programme can be viewed as a platform for educational and athletic progression.

Theren Bullock, the IBF representative, stated that the partnership with the GABF to host the championship will help the 3×3 format to grow in the region, especially now, since from 2020 it will be featured at the Olympic Games.

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